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1. Lying in bed reading all. by. myself. (Well, okay, I have to come up for air and Diet Coke every so often . . .)
2. Every single day with my beautiful daughter
3. Laying my head on my Handsome Hubby's chest while he's sleeping just to hear his heart beat.
4. REALLY, REALLY clever advertising that makes me want to buy something that I ordinarily wouldn't want to. (I'm a Marketing Manager, ok? I'm jaded. This is hard to acheive!)
5. Going out to lunch with friends at Governor Stumpy's. http://www.pitch.com/search/restaurants.php?oid=79165
6. Sail-boating on Lake Lotawana on a beautiful, slightly breezy day in May
7. Lying on my parents' dock, watching the sun set on a summer evening.
8. Watching my Handsome Hubby, an actor, perform. Even better? Watching Darling Daughter's reaction to HH's performance when I take her.
9. Possum Holler (Rhineland, MO) on a Sat. afternoon in October when the leaves are changing.
10. Sitting still and listening to whatever God has been trying to tell me, but I've been too busy to hear.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
10 Things that "Delight" Me
1. Lying in bed reading all. by. myself. (Well, okay, I have to come up for air and Diet Coke every so often . . .)
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Very disturbing use of chocolate
I like chocolate just as much as any other red-blooded American woman, but this ad for Axe borders on cannibalism. Very weird use of strawberries and ass biting.
Quite frankly, I don't think it's a good image building campaign for the female race. Furthermore, I think it gives false hope to 20-something males that they could get hot, desperate chicks to dig them by putting on Axe. Lastly, I'm disturbed by the morphing of a Ken Doll and a Chocolate bunny.
That's all I'm sayin'......
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Mama Moment
I'm bringing this one over from my MySpace blog. I like it.
*Warning: If you are grossed out by bodily functions of 3 year olds, or the various words for them, stop here.*
So, Darling Daughter (DD) was in the bath tub a couple of nights ago and Handsome Hubby (HH) and I went in for the clean 'n' rinse portion of the "Bathtime Funtime" show. (Believe me, it's a three ring circus of a good time at our house.)
All of a sudden, DD made bubbles in the tub, if you know what I mean.
Being the immature people that we are, HH and I quietly chuckle. DD grins and says, "I farted!" Trying to not laugh completely out loud, I told her, "No, you tooted. Little girls don't fart, they toot." She looked at me very sternly and said, "No, Mama, I farted." (This would be when HH and I both totally lost it and gave way to complete laughter.)
No amount of argument would get her to sway in her choice of words. So much for raising a perfect little lady. I've failed and she's only 3. sigh.
When we were growing up, my siblings and I couldn't say fart, we could only say toot. My parents found the f word too crass. (Which I agree, but even so, toot is pretty ridiculous, I admit.)
While I admire her determination, I'm pretty sure she's just stubborn. Even after relating this story to her Favorite Uncle, she declared her gas as a fart, not a toot.
It's not that I'm all that prim and proper when it comes to most manners, but having that come out of her mouth was a bit grating on my somewhat decent sense of decorum. Maybe I'm making it a bigger deal than it needs to be.
Maybe it's just because I hate the word "fart". It's a horrible word that should be banned from the English language along with moist, fecal, shampoo (I'm washing my hair with something that ends in poo?!?), and select other icky words I'm blocking from my mind at the current moment.
I guess there's worse things for her to say. But hopefully she'll be 13 by the time we have to deal with that. Why isn't this issue addressed in the Dr. Spock (or any other child guru) manual? We've already had the "good words and bad words" talk (thanks a whole lot, Naughty Uncle, for the vocabulary lesson!) but fart is one she just won't budge on. Why? I don't know. I give up on this one for now.
Now if I could just figure out why she's been dancing around the house for the last week or so singing, "Happy Kwaanza", I'd be happy. Not that I'm anti-Kwaanza or anything, because I actually think it's a pretty cool celebration, but I just don't know where she learned about it. It's not tv, the baby sitter or her aunts and uncles....I guess it's just one more mystery of parenthood.
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The Romantic Pinecone
Any new visitor to our home always asks about it. It's a decor oddity, I know. It's graced 3 different homes in the last 7 years and it's one of my favorite symbolic gifts from my husband. . .
I've been with Handsome Hubby (HH) for over 11 years. We met when I was a sophomore in college (he was a junior). Like any other couple, we've had our ups and downs, relationship-wise, financially and otherwise.
In 2001, we were going thru a particularly difficult time financially. He was still in school, I was just out of school at my first "real" job and our budget was so tight it squeaked. When my birthday came that year, we were totally broke and I was totally bummed.
HH really wanted to make the day special for me anyway. We had no money, but we did have a full tank of gas. He decided we were going to take a driving tour of all our best dates over the years. Since we're pretty outdoorsy people, this include a few parks.
When we got to one of these parks, we decided to just go for a walk and enjoy the beautiful, late April day. As we were walking along, HH spotted a fallen pine cone. He presented it to me, and said, "Here's your birthday gift, 'cause even though we ain't got money, I'm so in love with you, honey" He then held the pine cone over my head and kissed me mistletoe style.
It's probably one of the best birthday gifts I've ever received. I took it home with us, tied it to a string and hung it from one of the chandeliers in our house.
If one of us stands underneath it, it means we want a hug/kiss from the other person. It means we're overwhelmed and need to recenter. It's also a great reminder that no matter what stress is going on in our lives, the love that we share is the most important thing.
Now that we're older, married, parents and homeowners, our decor has definitely advanced from "Starving College Student Minimalism" to "3 Year Old Daughter Messiness." Nevertheless, the pine cone remains as a good reminder to keep what's more important first in our lives.
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Thursday, January 24, 2008
Oh, What the Hell....
I've been meaning to do this for a while. As a marketing manager, I do "creative" all day to the point that I look at an ad and think, "Yeah, that's good, it'll sell stuff" but honestly, I've kept my true creative writing muse locked up in my inner closet with duct tape over her mouth for quite some time. She's been whining like full bladdered little puppy. She's finally kicked down the door and 'attention must be paid'. Fine, bitch, whatever, here you go. A blog just for you. Just don't make me smack you on the nose with a rolled up newspaper if you write something stupid.
I'm not sure what I'll write about. Probably about Handsome Hubby and Darling Daughter. Maybe about advertising. Probably Kansas City current events/news stories. I'll probably end up with a post or two on the elections. I'm an avid fan of my home town, so there will probably be restaurant/museum/entertainment/theatre reviews. Maybe even some KC history "Did you Knows" (I'm as full as tick with useless, but quaint trivia).
I'm gonna be like a cat and follow whatever bright shiny catches my fancy. I'm just gonna go for it and see where it takes me without worrying about things like grammar, punctuation, spelling or what people who know me would think if they read what I wrote. I haven't even decided if I'll tell Handsome Hubby I went for it.
I'll use this as my anonymous exhibitionist site for what I'm really thinking.
I chose the name Moxie Mama because everyone takes a journey every day. We head out the door in the mornings having no idea what lies ahead of us. Every day is a forage into the unknown. To paraphrase possibly the most over-quoted quote since "Remember the Alamo"....Life is like a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book, you never know where you're gonna end up. You might as well have as much fun with it as you can.
I've also got a healthy dose of sass in my personality, and moxie is something every gal's gotta have. The highest compliment I could give someone is to say "The kid's got moxie!"
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Just for this week lets not call today "Hump Day". Let's call it "Turkish Piledriver" day. Trust me it's better.
Much to my surprise Cortney Palm is not the name of a porn star but apparently an actual actress who has done actual movies. She's been confirmed for the cast of the upcoming "Silent Night" remake. The killer Santa flick already has Jaime King, Malcolm McDowell and Jamie Kennedy on board so things are shaping up nicely. Seriously, last name Palm? That's fake, right?
"The Dead" is so hot with the kids right now and it looks like the cult hit has already scored itself a sequel Well alright it's not official yet. But there's a script. And everyone wants to make it. And they're going to make it. But it's not official.
If you're like me then you loved the show "Chuck" but lost interest around the second to last season and then saw that the show was ending and said things like "I should really catch up on that" and you never did. I'm sure there's a lot of you out there. So like me you're probably mildly happy to see Vik Sahay from the show joining the cast of the upcoming werewolf romp "Wer". Not happy about the movie or anything. Just happy to see the guy getting some work.
So Universal is going to remake "Van Helsing" with Tom Cruise? Because Hugh Jackman isn't.... well you know the rumors right? I mean about both of them. Not together or anything. Just in general. I mean all the Broadway crap. I don't know. You didn't hear it from me.
Making a sex tape with a 16 year old is awful. Making a sex tape with your biological son is also awful. Making a sex tape with your 16 year old biological son is something worse than awful but I can't think of any other words.
A 28 year old woman is under arrest after she cut off a man's genitals before stabbing him to death. Because stabbing someone to death isn't good enough. Ya got to cut some balls before ya stab!


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Remodeling guy walks in with the need to exactly match existing door profiles. Original cabinet manufacturer is out of business. Unusual pattern profiles. Needs to have a door for Miele refrigerator, two doors for cabinets being modified for new range and two drawer fronts. Doors have arched raised panels. How many of you would make these? Requires one cope & stick set, one edge profile knife, raised panel knife and templates for the panel and head parts of the doors. You can have the knives made for you or make them yourselves. The price for having the knives made and making 3 doors, & the fronts gets looking really expensive, especially when the decorator wants her cut (100% mark up) and the contractor has to fool around with his part. Contractor already has a price for the knives but his regular cabinet maker doesn't have the heads for the knives and has never made things out of the ordinary. I used to make custom stuff for this contractor, long ago. But it's not what we do now. I really can't make the knives a lot cheaper than he can buy them. We have the ability to profile grind, make the templates, set up the shapers and all the rest. I hated to turn the re-modeler down but his client's husband is a lawyer and already complaining about prices (and he hasn't even seen the prices for the 3 doors yet!) Forgot to mention the finishing to match aged, white washed maple. How many of you would take this type of work on?
I do a lot of that kind of stuff - matching doors, moldings, etc. SOme cutters I grind in the shop others we get made up. Everything is charged out by material and hourly rate.
It really doesnt matter to me - if I can make the shop rate, doing custom matches (along with stain and finishing) or new construction. Everything pays the bills.
I actually love being able to give people something that is otherwise not going to happen.. as no other shops around here do that kind of work.
One thing, for small runs, I find it faster to quickly draw the profile in CAD, extrude and 3D model it and carve some lengths of molding or door stock on the CNC. Our router doesnt run constantly, so it is usually no issue to run a 1/2 hour to an hour for these jobs.
Every shop will be different. Sometimes time is the enemy (or lack of it) but I like to try and squeeze in these jobs, especially for good general contractors that may come back with more and/or larger jobs in the future.
It sounded okay till you got to the match old finish sentence. I'd have the decorator take care getting the finishing contractor. I always passed on 100% of the tooling costs to the customer. Whether you have it as a line item on the quote, or added it in to the costs, they pay for it.
That is part of what i specialize in. Custom tooling is 100% paid for by customer and i get to keep it. Square footage charges plus setup charges. The price is what it is. They dont like it find someone else but they usually come back. LOL.
Agree with Door Shop Guy.
Charge your full prices. What is the benefit of not? You are trying to make profit. They are trying to match an old design and finish. This job will take time from your regular operation. What is the cost of disrupting a regular operation for one of a kind jobs?
Charge them the full price. If they do not take and go else where, no harm and your regular business keeps humming along. If they do take it, you make a good profit for the pain of disrupting your regular business flow and accompanying problems.
The decorator wants to double your price just for being pretty? Did I read that right?
Larry , you said "it's not what we do now "
We all know how our bread gets butter on it .Learning to say no when the scope is wrong or we are too covered up with work is hard to do but necessary sometimes .
D Brown, That's why I turned it down.
If you know what your costs are to do the work, then charge it out at your regular rate so you make your money for the time and materials spent. Mark up your knife charges, but do not charge them as a line, it is just part of the job.
I have made $800 single cabinet doors before, and both the customer and I were happy.
If they don't like the price, then they can go elsewhere and hope the other shop will undercharge for the work. You don't owe them a favor, you are in business for profit, and you have a responsibility to charge things so you make that profit.
They bought a Miele fridge, so the customer will not flinch at a price.
Its often hard to put yourself in some one else's shoes. So they have a $60k+ kitchen. They just bought a new $3k fridge. In order to make the whole thing work they need to puchase a $1000 door. Its like having to buy Mercedes hubcaps when you buy new tires.
At the end of the day,they have a couple of choices: have you do the work at your price or find someone else. As long as the risk reward ratio is okay, what is the problem?
Many here don't understand the terms "Not my line of work." Yes, I used to do such things but as a group long ago we decided to pass on making kitchen doors. You guys that make kitchens can do such things. I sent him off to the best bet for someone else to do it. It is also a personal thing. Though I'm sure it could get done in this shop, it isn't something my guys have done. We are set up for production, not one offs. Our one offs are done within a standardized system. It's a business choice.
Adam, just for clarification - If they bought a Miele fridge my guess is they spent closer to 7k not 3k.


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- Always follow manufacturer's instructions and safety precautions as to applying new paint and dealing with paint already on boat.
- Spread plastic on the ground to collect and dispose of paint chips, sanding dust, and drips.
- Never leave bare wood exposed, it will affect your finish.
- Wipe down and sand the surface free of wax coating.
- Previously unpainted hulls must be cleaned with a dewaxing solvent to ensure paint adhesion.
- Optimal painting conditions are when the temperature is 50-80°F and relative humidity is below 65%.
- Apply paint or varnish on a medium temperature, low humidity low wind day for optimum drying and no dripping.
- Several thin coats are better than one thick coat.
- Wear protective clothing, especially for eyes and hands
Applying Bottom Paint
Preparation required for a successful bottom paint job begins as soon as the hull clears the water.
Slime and growth are relatively easy to remove while the bottom is still wet, but let the stuff dry and you will have to chisel it off. Fortunately most boat yards pressure wash the bottom as soon as they haul the boat, and many will also knock off hard growth with a long-handled scraper.
The adhesion of the new paint is only as good as that of the paint under it, so watch for signs of adhesion failure. Anywhere the old paint is flaking or lifting, scrape exposed edges with a knife or small chisel. If the paint zips off, the bottom may need to be stripped of paint.
You may also have to strip the bottom if you are changing paint type. For example, the aggressive solvents in vinyl paints lift other types of bottom paints, so if you are applying vinyl, any non-vinyl paint has to come off. And soft, sloughing paints are a poor undercoat for anything other than a fresh coat of the same.
Using a 2" hook scraper is one stripping method with less potential for injury to both you and the planet, and this is often the easiest method as well. If you decide to use a chemical stripper, be sure it is one formulated for fiberglass; regular strippers will attack the gelcoat. Always follow closely manufacturers' instructions and warnings.
When the old paint is in good condition, in general you need only sand it, wash it, tape the waterline, and roll on a fresh coat or two. A grinder loaded with 80-grit discs on a foam pad can quickly prepare a hull for recoating, but it can also chew through the paint and into the laminate in an instant. If you lack experience with this powerful tool; 80-grit paper in a random orbit sander or a finishing sander will do the same job with less risk to the hull. Do not use a belt sander; it is designed to make things flat and that is the effect it will have on your hull.
Many boat yards now prohibit normal power sanding because of the dust it generates. The solution is a shop-vac and a random-orbit sander with a vacuum hose connection. If you don't want to buy a new sander, slip a length of plastic hose over the dust bag mount on your old palm sander and tape the other end into the shop-vac hose. Either rig will capture most of the toxic dust sanding generates-but not all of it. Be sure to wear a tight-fitting respirator-not a paper mask-while sanding. Also wear earplugs to lessen the noise of the sander and the vac; you'll save your hearing and find the work much less tiring.
Even if you aren't stripping the bottom, it is good practice to sand away most of the previous application. This avoids a thick build-up that will turn brittle and cause new paint to flake. A different color first coat provides a flag that signals when you have sanded enough.
Toxicity comes not just from the sandpaper, but from the old paint, particularly as it becomes airborne. It's difficult, even with good capturing equipment, to prevent this entirely. Thus extreme care must be taken to protect you, others and the environment. Often this job may best be done by qualified professionals.
Bare Fiberglass
A hull that has not been previously painted has mold release wax on the fiberglass that will interfere with paint adhesion unless you remove it. Clean the hull surface thoroughly with dewaxing solvent and plenty of clean rags before you sand; otherwise sanding drags the wax into the scratches and it will be that much harder to remove.
Sand the dewaxed hull lightly with 80-grit paper before applying the first coat of paint-the flag coat-which should be a different color from the top coat(s).
Run the can in a paint shaker for at least 5 minutes to get even distribution of the ingredients. Let it run for 10 or 15 minutes if it's been on the shelf a while. In the absence of a shaker, pour half the paint into a mixing bucket so you can mix the remaining half vigorously without sloshing paint onto the ground. Keep dredging up the substance off the bottom of the can until the bottom feels clean to the touch of your paddle. Slowly stir in what you poured off until the paint is uniform in color and consistency. You may also want to carefully use a paint stirring paddle which you can insert into an electric drill. These are commonly found in most hardware stores and paint stores.
Roll the paint onto the hull using a short-nap roller cover. An extension for the handle will make painting the keel easier and keep you clear of the inevitable droplets the roller will sling. Wear sleeves and gloves to keep the paint off your skin.
Fill your paint tray with paint. Dip your roller, unload it on the tray slope, and roll it up and down on the hull, i.e. from waterline to keel. Work fast as many bottom paints dry quickly. Each time you refill the paint tray, first stir the paint in the can to keep the contents in suspension.
By the time you work all the way around the hull, many bottom paints will be dry enough to overcoat. Check the specifications on the paint you are using. A second coat lengthens the life of almost any bottom paint; copolymers benefit from 3 or 4 coats. No sanding or other prep is needed between coats. Save some paint for the areas under the stand or cradle pads. Many prefer to put 3 or more coats around the water line and a foot or more below that because this is normally the area where most wear occurs and most fouling occurs.
Let bottom paint dry at least overnight before you put masking tape on it to paint the boot stripe. Get hard bottom paint into the water within the time specified on the label.
Types of Paints and Other Issues
Because of environmental concerns, increasing regulations which vary with locality and continuous research and development by leading paint companies, this subject is evolving continuously. For a thorough, helpful and recent discussion, see "Antifouling 101 — A Comprehensive Guide" by Interlux, written by Jim Seidel, Assistant Marketing Manager. It was released in early 2012. This may be found in this Antifouling 101 Guide by Interlux. Our reference to this material should not be construed to indicate that BoatUS endorses any one brand of paint or methodology over another.


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SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) – Steve Vasturia made a pair of 3-pointers in the second overtime and Eric Atkins added 16 points as Notre Dame survived squandering a six-point lead late in regulation to beat Clemson 68-64 Tuesday night.
Vasturia hit the first 3 to give the Irish a 63-62 lead early then added a second with 62 seconds left that gave Notre Dame a 66-64 lead. Pat Connaughton then added a pair of free throws to help the Irish overcome a career-high 30 points and 14 rebounds by Clemson's K.J. McDaniels.
The Fighting Irish (13-12, 4-8 Atlantic Coast Conference) avoided falling below .500 for the first time this late in the season since finishing 14-16 during the 1998-99 season in John MacLeod's last year as coach. Clemson (15-8, 6-5) lost back-to-back games for just the second time this season.
Both teams squandered chances to win the game earlier. Rod Hall could have given the Tigers, playing on only a day's rest after losing at Syracuse on Sunday, a one-point lead with 4.6 seconds left, but missed the first of two free throws, sending the game into overtime.
The Irish opened a 60-56 lead in the first overtime on a three-point play by Connaughton, but couldn't hang on. The Tigers scored two baskets in the final 10 seconds and Landry Nnoko then stole the inbounds pass. After being fouled by Connaughton with 8.4 seconds left, Nnoko, a 57 percent free-throw shooter, made both to tie the score at 60.
After another turnover by Atkins, McDaniels missed a long jumper at the first overtime buzzer.
McDaniels, who also had five blocked shots, was 13-of-24 from the field, while the rest of the Tigers were 11 of 46. The only other Clemson player in double figures was Hall with 12 points. Zach Auguste matched his career-high with 14 points and had a career-high 12 rebounds. Connaughton added 13 points and seven rebounds and Vasturia finished with 11 points.
The Irish out-rebounded Clemson 43-40 and had a 30-26 edge in points in the paint. But Clemson forced 12 turnovers and had 16 points off turnovers compared with just two for the Irish.
Notre Dame freshman Demetrius Jackson, who has been struggling lately, was not at the game. Coach Mike Brey said he is taking some time off to focus on academics.


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Hunters have bagged millions of whitetail deer in North America since the 1960s.
Bowhunting techniques have evolved, new products have emerged and equipment has improved in the past 42 years.
Yet the Peoria County buck Mel Johnson shot in 1965 still ranks as one of the most impressive whitetails ever killed with bow and arrow. The Metamora hunter's 13-pointer is an archery world record for deer with a typical rack — antlers that are basically symmetrical.
Johnson's buck is not perfectly symmetrical. It is massive. Three tines are longer than 12 inches. The inside spread measures 23 5/8 inches and the right main beam is 27 5/8 inches. No wonder Johnson earned The Boone and Crockett Club's Sagamore Hill Award (right) in 1965, a medallion bestowed by judges for trophies of "great distinction."
In the years since, time and ailments have slowed Johnson. Over the last three years alone he underwent six operations on his heart, hands and knees. But he still plans to be in the stand for Monday's Illinois archery deer season opener, hunting a small property in Knox County with his Martin compound bow.
"I go every day I can," he said, though the hunts are not as frequent as they were in the 1960s.
Back then Johnson worked full-time at Caterpillar Inc. and hunted each night after work. Most fall weekends he left work on Friday and drove to Wisconsin with friends — often returning just in time to work Monday morning.
"We'd hunt all week in Illinois and maybe see a few deer, maybe not, and then go up to Wisconsin just to see deer," Johnson said. Seeing whitetails recharged his hunting batteries, though that wasn't really necessary in 1965.
That fall Johnson spotted a huge buck three times without getting close enough to shoot. Then came Oct. 29. That evening after work Johnson set up in brush along a picked bean field. The wind was in his face.
"We didn't have that many tree stands around then," Johnson said. "We were just starting to dabble with them and build them."
From his vantage point, Johnson saw the buck again. This time the deer emerged from the timber 300 yards away. From there Johnson said the buck walked "smack dab in front of me, probably three or four rows of beans away."
Close. Almost too close. Fortunately for Johnson the wind did not shift. Nor did he.
"(The buck) turned and looked right at me, took two or three steps and I shot him right through the lungs," said Johnson, a left-hander who was using a 72-pound Howett recurve bow and a Zwickey broadhead on a fiberglass arrow.
From there, the buck ran into the field and disappeared over a rise. Johnson gave chase and found his arrow, which had passed through the buck. Then he saw the deer.
"I had a hold of him when he was still kicking on the ground," Johnson said.
Antlers were not the only impressive features of the 4½- to 5½-year-old deer. The Beanfield Buck field dressed at 270 pounds, weighed an estimated 340 pounds on the hoof and had a thick, swollen neck.
Unlike today, there was little hoopla about antlers. The only prize Johnson won locally was for an archery contest at a Pekin store.
"People ask me what I got for killing that deer and I tell them I got a dozen arrows," Johnson said. "They weren't even good arrows."
Over time, Johnson has become somewhat of an archery icon and has befriended or hunted with the industry's most famed figures.
But he never got rich off his Beanfield Buck. In fact, Johnson does not have the actual mount, which belongs to Bass Pro Shops. Overlooking the recliner in his basement is a replica, mounted alongside a few plaques.
Nearby is a photo album that includes a scoresheet measuring Johnson's buck at 194 4/8 inches. That was filled out by the lone Boone & Crockett scorer in Illinois at the time, a Chicago resident whose tally left Johnson deflated.
"I had a book put out by Minnesota that showed the world record and I knew it was bigger than that," Johnson said.
Eventually he realized the scorer left off a 10-inch measurement. A panel of Boone and Crockett scorers later agreed the buck rated 204 4/8 inches. No bowhunter has bagged a better typical trophy since.
Someday Johnson expects the record will fall, but he's not worried. While Johnson still enjoys the thrill of the hunt, the thrill of being a record-holder is less powerful.
"It was exciting for awhile but now it's old shoe," Johnson said. "There have been so many stories written about this buck."


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Via SCADA systems, facility managers can monitor, control and optimise their electrical installations, from their PC. They can do this from anywhere around their facility – or even from home.
The more installations that are connected, the more a facility manager can capitalise on this technology. This is the situation at the Regional Hospital of Silkeborg where over 100,000 patients are treated annually in general medicine, orthopaedic surgery, gynaecology and more.
With the new Grundfos CIU communication interface, the hospital has recently brought existing Grundfos pump installations online via their LON network. After half an hour's straight-forward commissioning, data exchange between the pumps in the system and the SCADA system was a reality, and there have been no issues since.
The new interfaces complete Grundfos' offering of fully integrated turn-key systems pre-programmed to work with all major SCADA systems.
The situation
Previously dependent on visual inspections
The installations concerned were a Hydro MPC-E booster for constant pressure water supply and a set of Grundfos TPE circulator pumps at the central heating inlet. Each installation consisted of three speed-controlled pumps controlled and monitored by a Grundfos Control MPC multi-pump controller. Despite the communication capability built into the Control MPC, the hospital's four-man technical team had to perform visual inspections. If incidents occurred outside working hours, the technician on duty from home would have to drive in to check and remedy the situation. The same applied if system conditions required optimisation.
Standard I/O LON interfaces could have provided simple data, but the information value was considered insufficient. It is not enough to know that an alarm has occurred; a detailed description is needed for the technician to determine how urgent the situation is. According to Operations Manager, Søren Christiansen, unless suppliers could deliver a LON capability themselves, he would rather save himself the bother and live without the connection to SCADA.
The Grundfos solution
Monitoring and control via any SCADA system
The Grundfos CIU was a welcome option for bringing the pressure booster and heating circulators online. The CIU is a standard interface for data transmission between a Grundfos pump or controller and virtually any SCADA system – in this case LON.
The communication interface is fully compliant with the standard LONmark functional profile 8120 "Pump Controller", ensuring interoperability with other LON devices. Without interrupting the water or heating supplies, the CIU unit was installed in both existing Control MPC control panels. A Grundfos technician installed the unit successfully in half an hour. Finally, without previous experience with the CIU, the hospital's own electrical engineer carried out commissioning in only half an hour – again without any problems.
The outcome
Faultless monitoring and control
Drama is pretty much the last thing the technicians want or need in their work at the hospital. In this respect there have been some distinct advantages with the CIU. The hospital now has a complete solution comprising pumps, controllers and communication interfaces with each component is integrated and optimised to work together. While this case was a retrofit, the same set-up is available as a complete turnkey solution, which significantly improves reliability compared to components sourced separately.
During a tour of the installations, staff reported that there had been no issues with data exchange at all. Now if an incident occurs during operation, they can react from anywhere on- or offsite. And, as Søren Christiansen explains, if the hospital needs some extra heat at night, "we just change the settings from home."
The new interfaces complete Grundfos' offering of fully integrated turn-key systems pre-programmed to work with all major SCADA systems.
The Regional Hospital of Silkeborg
Grundfos communication interfaces
- Grundfos CIU – Wall-mounted/DIN-rail unit
- Grundfos CIM – Built-in module for 11-22 kW Grundfos E-pumps.
- Supported protocols: LON, Profibus, Modbus, GENIbus, BACnet, GSM.
- Standard functional profiles ensure interoperability with other devices.
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Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction
The good folks at Oxford University Press recently sent me a review copy of Allen C. Guelzo's Lincoln: A Very Short Introduction. I'm a fan of OUP's "A Very Short Introduction" series which you can view in its entirety here or by clicking on the picture below. Their advantage is, obviously, their conciseness. I look forward to reading this one.
Professor Guelzo is the Luce Professor of Civil War Era Studies/Professor of History, Civil War Era Studies at Gettysburg College and you can view his profile here. He holds an MA and PhD from the University of Pennsylvania.


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In this podcast, Matt and Nir caught up with Chip Heath, who along with his brother Dan, wrote Made to Stick -- a book that has been a getting a lot of good press lately.
The book draws on psychology research to examine why ideas become memorable. It has become a virtual "how-to" guide for anyone looking to introduce new concepts and products.
Sticky ideas are the result of 6 key attributes: simplicity, unexpectedness, concreteness, credibility, emotions and stories (SUCCES). For more on this, listent to the podcast and check out the book!
Here is a full video of the interview. Special thanks to Ben Henretig for the great job on shooting and editing the video!
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(CMT Offstage keeps a 24/7 watch on everything that's happening with country music artists behind the scenes and out of the spotlight.)
Oh, the things you can learn when you read every word of a Carrie Underwood cover story! In the February issue of Allure magazine, Underwood talks about falling in love, growing up conservative and finding her fashion. But the parts I'm loving are the little things I never knew before. I mean, did you know she gave her husband Mike Fisher a 1969 red Camaro that used to belong to Alan Jackson ? It was her wedding gift to him because, she admits, it was actually something she wanted, too.
Other tidbits I now know:
Underwood still wears a Sam & Ella's sweatshirt from her days spent working at the Oklahoma chicken and pizza place when she was in college.
She got her (peach) high school prom dress in Arkansas.
The magazine shot the very glamorous pictures at the Chateauesque Overholser mansion in Oklahoma City.
Fisher's mom was one of Underwood's biggest fans back when she was just a contestant on American Idol.


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Events for September 27, 2020
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We come together each week to sing, read Scripture, hear God's word preached, pray, and respond with communion as a means of celebrating and remembering the good news of Jesus Christ's life, death, and resurrection. If you're a Christian, we invite you to participate with us as we gather for corporate worship. If you're skeptical or unsure about Christianity, we invite you to come with questions, doubts, concerns, and see what it looks like for the church to gather together.Find out more »


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The globetrotting South African is not only the defending champion, having won the coveted Claret Jug at Royal Lytham 12 months ago, he also won the season's third major when it was last played at Muirfield 11 years ago.
"This course is right at the top of the list for me, right at number one," the 43-year-old Els told reporters on Monday.
"It looks very similar to 2002. It's a little firmer...but it's a great course. It's a wonderful design and the par-threes are unbelievable.
"The par-fives have been changed a little bit, they are longer, but each and every hole is different. Every links shot you could imagine, you are going to have to play it this week."
Els's assertion that the 7,192-yard, par-71 layout is the best on the rota is backed up by the former greats who have triumphed at Muirfield.
The list reads like a golfing 'Who's Who' and contains Harry Vardon (1896), James Braid (1901 and 1906), Ted Ray (1912), Walter Hagen (1929), Henry Cotton (1948), Gary Player (1959), Jack Nicklaus (1966), Lee Trevino (1972), Tom Watson (1980) and Nick Faldo (1987 and 1992).
"I'm fortunate enough to be in that group of players," said four-times major champion Els. "There are some marquee names who have won here.
"I really can't wait for it to start on Thursday, I really have a good feel about it. The weather here has been unbelievably good recently and the course is getting firmer and faster.
"Accuracy is going to be at a premium and your shot-making is going to be really tested. You're going to have to come in to the green high sometimes and you're going to have to come in with bump and runs so your short game will be tested."
Els won the U.S. Open in 1994 and 1997 before landing his first British Open crown in 2002.
Last year's victory at Lytham was especially sweet as it came after a 10-year wait to land one of golf's four majors.
"It's an amazing feeling," said Els. "It's just something you almost cannot describe.
"You know you've done something really special and you've joined a special club of players.
"For a long time you ride on that wave."
Els, who had a reputation as a hard drinker in his early days as a professional, took the Claret Jug with him on his travels after the victory at Lytham but the trophy was filled with something rather different this time.
"The jug went round the world in 2002 and it did a very similar thing in 2012," he explained.
"There were some very similar travels but a lot different...how do I want to say?... there was juice drunk out of it this time.
"It went to just about every part of the world except maybe South America.
"I took some great photographs with it with fans and friends and family.
"That's the great bit that comes with it. Winning this championship, you can have the actual trophy and keep it for a year so it was a wonderful time."


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Announcement follows unveiling of highway checkpoints manned by TSA agents
Paul Joseph Watson
Friday, October 28, 2011
Following the announcement that TSA agents would be involved in manning highway checkpoints in Tennessee, the State's Homeland Security Commissioner said yesterday that a raft of new "security checkpoints" would be in place over the Halloween period to "keep roadways safe for trick-or-treaters".
Well, if it's 'for the children', who are we to kick up a fuss?
"State Troopers will be conducting safety checkpoints, sobriety roadblocks, saturation patrols and other enforcement techniques to look for aggressive or impaired drivers," over the next few days, in order to "keep roadways safe for trick-or-treaters," according to Department of Safety and Homeland Security Commissioner Bill Gibbons, whose office's role includes "terrorism prevention".
Since the Jackson Sun has already announced where the checkpoints will be located, enabling any bad guys to avoid them, is this really about keeping the kids safe or is it about revenue generation?
States raise much-needed cash from impounding vehicles from unlicensed drivers, but legal precedent dictates that the checkpoints would be in violation of the 4th amendment and therefore unconstitutional unless "public safety" can be cited as a pretext. Hence, they're labeled DUI checkpoints and every traveler has their protection against unreasonable searches and seizures violated.
If it's "for the children," then the constitution is null and void.
Apparently, because one person was killed in a car crash in Tennessee last Halloween, that justifies the bill of rights being discarded in favor of Soviet-style checkpoints.
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In reality, this represents another example of how Homeland Security has stepped way beyond its mandate and is becoming a literal occupying force in America.
Earlier this month, it was announced that Transportation Security Administration officials would be manning highway checkpoints in Tennessee targeting truck drivers.
After public outrage, the TSA attempted to neutralize the controversy by claiming that the inspections were carried out by State Troopers (the TSA agents were there to try to recruit truck drivers into becoming snitches for the 'See Something, Say Something' campaign), and that the checkpoints were merely temporary.
In reality, the program was the latest phase of the TSA's rapidly expanding VIPR program, under which TSA agents have been deployed to shake down Americans at everywhere from bus depots, to ferry terminals, to train stations, in one instance conducting pat downs of passengers, including children, who had already completed their journey when arriving in Savannah.
So let's not concern ourselves with the fact that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano admitted to how her department was authorizing illegal aliens, felons who have knowingly broken the law, to work inside the United States, so long as we're safe in the knowledge that Americans will be getting searched at checkpoints in order to take care of trick-or-treating children this Halloween – that's what really matters.
Paul Joseph Watson is the editor and writer for Prison Planet.com. He is the author of Order Out Of Chaos. Watson is also a regular fill-in host for The Alex Jones Show.
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text: Looks like the four major US cell phone providers have been caught with their proverbial hands in the consumers pocket. Recently, Sen. Herb Kohl, chair of the antitrust subcommittee, sent a letter to the four major US Carriers (AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and T-Mobile) asking them to explain why text messaging rates have doubled over the past 3 years when the cost to send them has remained the same. Seems like the Senator also noticed that when one carrier raises costs, they all follow suit. Aren't these carriers supposed to be competing against each other to lower rates and not working together to raise them? So far none of the carriers have not responded. Not surprising.


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"How to Receive God's Word," New Era, Mar. 2013, 48
From Church Leaders
How to Receive God's Word
Adapted from "Hold Fast to the Words of the Prophets" (Church Educational System fireside for young adults, Mar. 4, 2007), speeches.byu.edu.
Nephi promised us that "whoso would hearken unto the word of God, and would hold fast unto it, … would never perish; neither could the temptations … of the adversary overpower them … , to lead them away to destruction" (1 Nephi 15:24).
The iron rod is the word of God. I like to think of it in this way: The word of God contains three very strong elements that intertwine and sustain one another to form an immovable rod:
The scriptures, or the words of the ancient prophets. You will remember Elder David A. Bednar's piercing question: "Are you and I daily reading, studying, and searching the scriptures in a way that enables us to hold fast to the rod of iron?"1
Personal revelation and inspiration that comes to us through the Holy Ghost. President Boyd K. Packer said it this way: "If you hold to the rod, you can feel your way forward with the gift of the Holy Ghost. … Grasp the iron rod, and do not let go. Through the power of the Holy Ghost, you can feel your way through life. (See 3 Nephi 18:25; D&C 9:8.)"2
The words of the living prophets. We must also hold fast to the word of God as delivered by the living prophets. My prayer is that we will increase our attentiveness to what the living prophets are teaching, accelerate our response to what we are learning, and deepen our understanding of what it means to hold fast to their words.
In one month we will have the opportunity to participate in a general conference of the Church and hear the messages of living prophets. General conference is a time to pause from what we are doing, to listen to the Lord's servants, and to prayerfully set our course for the months ahead. Please consider these questions:
Have I clearly marked general conference on my calendar so that I will be able to listen to each of the sessions available to me?
How will I prepare myself during this coming month so that I will be spiritually ready to receive the messages?
And, as general conference concludes, we might ask:
What specific impressions came to me during the conference?
What necessary changes will I make in my life?
The iron rod is the word of God. The scriptures, the words of the living prophets, and the gift of the Holy Ghost are powerful in their ability to keep us safe. Let us hold fast to the words of the prophets. Let us hold fast to the iron rod.


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Networks are now so obvious. In the long ago past – about 1997 – we carried our networks around in our heads, diaries and phone books or club memberships. Sometimes other people may have had a better idea of our networks than we did – like your wife, parents or secretary, but that's no longer the case.
I'm still understanding Google+ and not because it is so complicated but because I wonder at my investment. I jumped on LinkedIN and Twitter quite early on because, in both cases, I saw immediate personal utility. The 'network' aspect offered an interesting side benefit. In the case of twitter, while I enjoy my use of the service, which I would describe as a cross between delicious tagging and news broadcasting, I remain dissatisfied that I only have limited control over my networks. In contrast, other networks, in particular Facebook, have been failures for me perhaps because I am either uneasy mingling my networks or haven't found a utility that solves a problem (at least for me). What is clear to me, is that investing in the application is critical to maximize any benefit and, this is where my problem presents itself. How many of these networks can you maintain properly without becoming dissatisfied, frustrated or under-whelmed? And underwhelming to others?
One of the odd things about Google+ has been the amount of people who have added me to their circles when I have no idea who they are. Some of this may have to do with the pseudonym issue: On other networks such as twitter they might use a handle other than their real name. What is the etiquette here? Am I supposed to add all of these people? At least with LinkedIn you have an ability to ask the person where they know you from before you add them to your network. Maybe I should have a circle tagged "anonymous" or "unknown". Some, perhaps many of these 'contacts' may be readers of this blog which has a wide distribution via RSS. Unfortunately, I have no insight into my RSS population other than a subscriber number and the knowledge the number increases every week. I really wish I knew who these people were.
Recently, I went through the exercise of matching my outlook contacts, LinkedIN, twitter and Flickr networks. It was a curious exercise. I have approximately 2,000 contacts in my outlook address book. About 50% of these were not found/matched in LinkedIn. This was particularly surprising to me since both contact lists are ostensibly 'business' related and therefore inherently linked. In my small use case, the exercise may also indicate that LinkedIn could have a lot of upside. Of the matches in twitter, I could only find about 20% of my contacts had twitter accounts. In the case of Flickr – which I use a lot – of my 2,000 outlook contacts less than 20 had Flickr accounts and in most of these cases the accounts were basically dormant. In the case of the latter two networks, it is likely that many people are not using their business email to register with all networks. This complicates an exercise like the one I went through. LinkedIn has tried to address this by allowing more than one email address; however, I don't see this as an effective mechanism. (It works functionally but not in a practical sense for the users).
Which brings me back to Google+. There are some features of the service which will be useful but I will need to invest time to understand and make use of it. In the meantime, I continue to manage my other networks as best as I can. Please join me but don't be shy about introducing yourself.
Here are my networks:
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2015 Mercedes-Benz S550 Coupe Road Test : Will The 2015 Mercedes Benz S550 Coupe Road Test Have All Wheel Drive
More sports activities and extra bodily trying than the mothership R-Class car, the 2015 Mercedes-Benz S550 Coupe replaces the CL-Class within the Benz household, and does it completely. It takes all of the CL's deficiencies and places them, then takes all of the R-Class' preferences and powers them significantly extra. With a whisper-calm experience, a stable motor, sound caring for and a lavish lodge, that is Benz over on high construction and it'll make life laborious for big, fast vehicles throughout.
The 2015 Mercedes-Benz S550 Coupe makes use of a 12 months in the past's R-Class automotive as a premise to imagine management from the large, outdated CL because the Benz household's biggest roadster. Just about all the pieces is new, from its dynamic suspension to its inside half to its wonderful hardware bundle. It dribbles extravagance from every pore but its brisk sufficient to twofold as a beneficial terrific touring video games auto when the minutes take you.
The best remainders are the F.S-liter, twin-turbo V8 motor and the seven-tempo programmed transmission, and even they have been overhauled. What it conveys is a full 4-seat stupendous tourer with the aptitude to punch to 60 mph in A.H seconds and experience like a limo whereas making progress like a video games auto.
This is an auto that has few common adversaries, and historical past has demonstrated that a large variety of CL-Class purchasers have lately continued shifting into no matter the next rendition of Benz's R-Class roadster occurs to be referred to as. This time round that occurs to be "S550 roadster." This, nevertheless, is probably the most persuading R-Class-primarily based roadster in, properly, all the time, which places some fascinating thought recreations into motion.
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There's Aston Martin's Vanquish, which has the legs on the Benz for execution (the S63 AMG automotive is perhaps a better adversary) no matter the truth that the German conveys a far heavier weight of engineering. Pick the Db9 and the German has the point of interest virtually throughout.
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Farringtons is a school with both a rich history and an excellent understanding of the demands of modern pedagogy.
Our supportive Christian environment encourages all pupils to pursue interests and develop passions.
Our good balance of academia, sport, music, drama, and other activities and social events really prepares pupils for life beyond Farringtons. Every pupil leaves with the tools to fulfil their potential.
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Events for May 17, 2019
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Teen Violence Prevention Group
This group provides a space for teens to experience non-judgmental counseling. Looking at what is working in a person's life and what they would like to change for the better, the program focuses on non-violent ways of dealing with teen issues such as powerlessness and invisibility that can result in aggression. Mandated and self-referred participants […]Find out more »
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Interview for Couples, Families, and Children
No reservation needed, just walk-in. Your initial interview is free; all parties coming for counseling must be present at the time of the initial interview. Your regular fee will be set during that first meeting.Find out more »
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Rage Resolution Group
This group is designed for those who have a desire to maneuver in a stressful, frustrating and at times unfair world without resorting to violence. A program designed to support the "preferred person" the participant hopes to be through non-violence and self-assertion. Mandated and self-referred participants welcome. Cost: $20 intake fee; $15 mandated clients; self-referred […]Find out more »


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Everyone's talking about this one, especially since Corey Hart is in her video, which makes it both kind of sad and weird at the same time. Those two crazy kids. It's a catchy song, though.
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Pink's New So What Video Is Funny and Kind of Sad
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Market Roundup: Sept 30-Oct. 7
A taste of what will be at area farmers markets this week:
Today at the Penn Quarter FreshFarm Market, Groff's Content will have Rocky Mountain oysters ($5 per set). For fall, Red Apron rolls out both its smoked chicken liver terrine and smoked hog-jowl rilettes ($8). Anchor Nursery has both bitter melon and green frying tomatoes. Toigo Orchards has Seckel pears. Black Rock has chestnuts and fresh prune plums. Go to Mountain View for purples scallions, salad greens and arugula.
At today's FreshFarm Market near the White House, Sunnyside will have fresh peanut butter ($5); Copper Pot will have spinach-ricotta ravioli; Toigo Orchards will have Cortland, Smokehouse and Empire apples (all $2.49 per pound), plus seckel pears ($6 per quart); Wollam Gardens will have salvia Leucantha and salvia Mexicana ($1 per stem); Spring Valley will have amber cup squash ($1.50 per pound), radishes ($3 per bunch), arugula ($5 per bowl) and Swiss chard ($3 per bunch). Dolcezza will have crookneck pumpkin gelato ($2 per scoop, $6 per half- pint).
Today, the Ballston Farmers Market welcomes brand-new vendors Sweet Bite Creamery and its gourmet ice cream sandwiches; Guatemalan coffee roasters Cafe Pacaya and Union Street Soapworks.
At Saturday's 14th and U Streets NW Farmers Market, find chestnus at Kuhn ($5.25 per pint). New apple varieties include Liberty, Ambrosia and Shizuka, plus french breakfast radishes. Pecan Meadow's lamb and goat sausages return after a long hiatus; look for its Indian corn popcorn, ground Indian corn cornmeal and dried apples. Check out the maple roasted-pumpkin tortellini from Copper Pot; it's the last week for its beer can chicken ravioli, and the last week for peaches.
At Saturday's H Street FreshFarm Market, the root vegetable parade is underway with Blueberry Hill's parsnips, potatoes and celeriac. Winter squash join apples at Quaker Valley. Sauce tomatoes are abundant at Richfield.
At Tuesday's Crystal City FreshFarm Market, Big Riggs will have shiitake mushrooms ($5 per pint, $7 per quart); Richfield will have collard greens ($3 a bunch); Haskins Family Farm will offer various cuts of free-range turkey (prices vary); Barajas will have figs ($3.50 per half-pint) and black-eyed peas ($1.50 per pound).
At Wednesday's Health and Human Services FreshFarm Market, Garners warns this might be the last week for corn. Tender yellow and green beans, cauliflower and broccoli and cabbages make their fall debut at Garners and Snow Bear). Pre-order your poulet rouge, a slow-growing French breed of chicken prized for its rich flavor, from Evensong ($5 per pound). Soupergirl's offerings include a fall minestrone and a zucchini/pear puree ($6.75 per pint; $12.75 per quart). Quarter Branch is back with its fall harvest of pak choi, Swiss chard, cilantro and basil and beets, radishes, sweet turnips and sweet, tender shelling peas.
At Wednesday's Foggy Bottom FreshFarm Market, fall greens of tatsoi and mustard greens are in at Blueberry Hill ($3.50 per quarter-pound). Pitango Gelato's new flavor is pineapple ($10 per half-kilo).
At Saturday's Community Farmers Market in Fairfax City, find honeycrisp, Gala and Jonagold apples from Kuhn ($2.49 per pound); farm eggs, local honey and heirloom tomatoes will still be available. Order your Thanksgiving country ham from Baker, Inc. Steve Baker's farm is located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia; Fresh Joseph's has lemon ginger scones for $2.50; Martin Rivera Produce has fall mums and asters.
At Saturday's 14th and U Streets NW Farmers Market, find Seascape's ever-bearing strawberries (sweet and flavorful); Copper Pot's pumpkin whoopee pies; and red and yellow raspberries at Kuhn.
At Saturday's Silver Spring FreshFarm Market, Evensong will have poulet rouge chickens; Groff's Content Farm will have bacon.
Last call for plums and nectarines at Sunday's Dupont FreshFarm Market.
At Sunday's Bloomingdale Farmers Market, find German-style Bratwurst ($9 per pound, made with humanely raised rose veal and pastured pork, organic herbs and fair-trade spices) at Painted Hand. Pair it with applekraut from North Mountain Pastures. North Mountain Pastures has fermented tomato salsa and jars of Salsa Juice--perfect for a bloody mary garnished with one of their Kick in the String Bean spicy beans. Snow Bear has dried cranberry beans, collards, Rose Finn Apple (fingerling variety) potatoes, red lettuce and Napa cabbage. Copper Pot will have maple-roasted pumpkin tortellini and it's last call for the beer can chicken ravioli.
At Sunday's Community Market in Fairfax City, Tyson Farm will have many varieties of pears, including Asian, Bartlett and Bosc ($1.99 per pound); Jose's Produce will have fresh kale, mustard and spinach greens ($2 per bunch) and grapes ($2 per bunch); Lucas Valdez Produce will have beets, plus green beans ($2; throughout the market); Jean Luc from Uptown Bakery will have pumpernickel baguettes ($4); Erol from Borekg will have Turkish flatbread ($6 per package) and baklava ($4).
On Thursday, the Ballston Farmers Market celebrates From Farm to Table Month. The Virginia cooperative extension program and Lyon Hall chef Andy Bennett (representing the group called Local Food, Local Chefs) will lead participants on a free tour of the market to demonstrate the ways he uses fresh foods in his recipes (6 to 6:30 p.m.).
At Sunday's Dupont FreshFarm Market, find ginger, Brussels sprouts and sunchokes (a root crop similar to potatoes with a sweeter, nuttier flavor. Don't miss Toigo Orchards's chestnuts.
At Sunday's Bloomingdale Farmers Market, Copper Pot has butternut squash soup, duck and rabbit ravioli, grass-fed beef tortellini, sweet potato and regular gnocchi and arugula pesto. Snow Bear has fennel, German butterball, french fingerling potatoes, dried beans (four varieties), celery and celeriac. Reid has lots of tomatoes and sweet potatoes, grapes and unusual apple varieties.
At Wednesday's Foggy Bottom FreshFarm Market, chefs from Miriam's Kitchen will demo from 4 to 5 p.m.
First Saturdays at the H Street NE FreshFarm Market are celebratory. Red Apron, Cooper Pot, and Dolcezza all join the usual roster of producers. Also there will be a free moon bounce for children. Nura Williams, home cook and food educator will demo a quinoa salad with seasonal vegetables (9:30 to 10:30 a.m.).
At Saturday's Silver Spring FreshFarm Market, home cook Marsha Kostura Schmidt will prepare a fall fruit breakfast rice salad (11 a.m.).
Saturday's Bethesda FreshFarm Market will be closed due to the Taste of Bethesda. The market will reopen Oct. 9 (and continue through Oct. 30).
Saturday's Del Ray Farmers Market will be closed due to the Art on the Avenue festival. However, several market vendors will be at the festival, including The Dressed Up Nut, Pearl Fine Teas, St. Elmo's Coffee, Zelda's Nova Soul, Tom's Amish Cheese and Vera's Bakery.
The Saturday Community Market in Fairfax City will be closed Oct. 9 due to the Fairfax City Festival. The Sunday Market will take place as usual.
At Tuesday's Crystal City FreshFarm Market, Jaleo chef Ramon Martinez will demo a dish (4:30 p.m.).
See a listing of local farmers markets here.
Don't forget to search for seasonal recipes in our Recipe Finder.
-- Bonnie S. Benwick
Bonnie S. Benwick
| September 29, 2010; 11:59 PM ET
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DETROIT (AP) -- A suburban-Detroit doctor charged with conducting a multimillion-dollar Medicare fraud scheme can leave jail if he posts a $170,000 bond and remains electronically tethered to his home, two federal judges ruled last Thursday.
U.S. Magistrate Judge David Grand last Thursday set release conditions for Dr. Farid Fata. His lawyer and prosecutors both appealed, and U.S. District Judge David Lawson upheld the conditions.
A hearing last Friday before a third judge, Sean Cox, was to confirm that the cash bond that Fata posts isn't drawn from funds linked to the Medicare fraud case, defense lawyer Christopher Andreoff told The Associated Press.
Fata is charged with deliberately misdiagnosing patients with cancer and ordering chemotherapy for others who didn't need it at Detroit-area clinics. The government says Fata illegally billed Medicare for tens of millions of dollars.
At last Thursday's first hearing, Grand set a $170,000 cash bond for Fata and said he would have to remain electronically tethered at his home if released. Grand also ordered that Fata not write prescriptions or otherwise practice medicine and have no contact with his clinics' staff members.
Andreoff said he objected to the size of the bond, the home-detention requirement and the ban on his client practicing medicine.
In seeking to keep Fata jailed, prosecutors said the charges are serious and said they feared Fata would flee to his native Lebanon if released from jail. They said he has access to millions of dollars to finance a flight.
Andreoff said Fata is a U.S. citizen and not a flight risk.
Fata "does not own a home in Lebanon, and since 2001 only traveled to Lebanon one time ... to see his ill father, who is 80 and suffers from severe heart and liver disease," Andreoff said in a court filing. He said his client "has no foreign bank accounts or liquid assets other than those in Michigan which were seized by the government" on last week.
Fata owns Michigan Hematology Oncology, which has offices in Clarkston, Bloomfield Hills, Lapeer, Sterling Heights, Troy and Oak Park. The government says the clinics billed $35 million to Medicare over two years.
Fata made about $24.3 million in drug infusion billings directly to Medicare, "more than any hematologist/oncologist in the state of Michigan during that time period," FBI agent Brian Fairweather wrote in the criminal complaint.
The criminal complaint quotes co-workers and former employees as saying dozens of people passed through the office each day, although Dr. Farid Fata spent less than five minutes with each patient and hired doctors who may not have been properly licensed to practice medicine.
In one case, a patient fell and hit his head at Fata's clinic but was told he needed chemotherapy before he could be taken to a hospital, according to the FBI. The man later died from the head injury. His name was not disclosed.
Associated Press reported Ed White contributed to this story.
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